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YOUR HOMETOWN NEWSPAPER • www.CommunityPress.us Volume 35
JANUARY 2020
Number 1
Massive Fire Destroys Recycling Facility in Apalachin
The Taylor Garbage Recycling Facility in Apalachin was destroyed in a fire on Friday evening, January 3, 2020. The facility is located at 5730 Route 434 in Apalachin (near Hilton Road). The Apalachin Fire Department responded to the fire about 5:00 pm, and was assisted throughout the night by nearby fire departments including Campville, Owego, Southside, Candor, Tioga Center, Vestal, West Corners, Little Meadows, Newark Valley, Nichols, and Weltonville. Local businesses were also on the scene to provide help, including Johnson’s Pools & Spas and Scott Smith & Son, and the Terrace Tav-
ern provided food for the firefighters. There are no fire hydrants near the facility, and firefighters could be seen getting water from hydrants near the intersection of Hilton Road and Rt. 434, as well as from tankers. In 2012, Taylor Garbage Service and their subsidiary company Southern Tier Recyclers, created the 30,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, no-sort recycling facility, capable of processing up to approximately 25 tons an hour of mixed recyclable materials. Taylor Garbage Service is locally owned by the Taylor family which has been in business for more than 40 years.
The Town of Owego: 2019 in Review Looking Ahead to 2020 By Donald Castellucci, Jr., Town of Owego Supervisor
I hope you and your family were able to enjoy a Blessed Christmas and holiday season. Years seem to blend into each other much quicker as time moves forward. 2019 came and went rather quickly but a lot of positive things have happened during the year. As I begin my 25th year in office, I anticipate another year of projects, challenges and successes. This past year the Town welcomed new Utilities Director, Tyson Stiles. The transition has been rather seamless. The department remains busy, continuing to maintain our aging infrastructure and dealing with federal and state regulations. Tasks, from repairing water main breaks and replacing fire hydrants, to larger capital projects were completed throughout 2019. The Davis Hill project was completed in August. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
Tioga Downs Foundation Awards $500,000 to Charities
As part of Tioga Downs’ ongoing commitment to support the community, the casino, and its owner Jeff Gural, on January 3 presented $510,309 in funding from the Tioga Downs Regional Community Foundation to deserving organizations at a presentation in the casino’s Event Center Ballroom. The award is the second of two $500,000 check presentations made in 2019 by the foundation, a non-profit organization that reviews and selects the applications for grant funding. Recipients of the funding include: First Baptist Church of Owego North Central Sight Services Camp Ahwaga Association Inc. Western Broome Meals on Wheels Penn-York Valley Habitat for Humanity All Saints Episcopal Church Campville Fire Department Chemung Co Humane Society and SPCA Tioga Central School North Barton Grange #45 Trinity Episcopal Church Bradford County Action, Inc Special Olympics Pa - Bradford/Sullivan Broome Tioga BOCES Greater Valley EMS Broome County Gang Prevention, Inc Waverly Recreation Booster Club Tioga County Open Door Mission Fenton Free Library Association Bradford County Regional Arts Council Economic Opportunity Program, Inc. SEEDs of Hope Binghamton, Inc. LeRoy Heritage Museum, Inc.
Volunteers Improving Neighborhood Environments, Inc. Tioga Opportunities Project Neighbor of Newark Valley Catholic Schools of Broome County Endicott Performing Arts Center Broome County Humane Society & Relief Association Secure Rehabilitation and Vocational Enterprises, Inc Berkshire Free Library Friends of Broome County Public Library Salvation Army of Binghamton Danielle House Police Athletic League of Binghamton Discovery Center of the Southern Tier Junior Achievement of Central Upstate NY Goodwill Theatre, Inc.
To qualify for funding through the Foundation, applicants must be charitable, religious, literary, scientific or educational groups operating in Broome, Tioga, Chemung or Bradford counties. Qualifying 501(c)(3) organizations have the opportunity to apply twice annually for awards, during the July and January cycle. Accounting for both award periods, Tioga Downs donated more than one million dollars in 2019. “I am honored to be able to give back to a community that has always had a special place in my heart and proud to support these deserving recipients as we anticipate awarding more grant funding in 2020,” said Jeff Gural, owner of Tioga Downs.